Hello Helpful Forum Folk, Thanks to all for the timeline posts which are very helpful. Some advice is needed on the FLR(M) application: 1. Timing: as long as application is made after 30 months and the ILR application is then made after another 30 months, the 5 years for ILR is satisfied, I believe?...
Thanks to all as ever for posting all the timelines. Forum is as helpful as the first time applying for LTR. Quick question: Ideally how far in advance of visa expiration should one send the application for FLR(M) ?? Also: has anyone had employment problems in the gap while documents are with the HO...
I hear you there.... was just trying to wade through the FLR(M) waiting times thread... Granted I was only reading the last few pages of ~200 but the posts asking for advice on which visa route to use and on how to fill out the forms just crowd a space that ought to be only discussing waiting times ...
Thanks for the quick reply. Apologies for adding to thread, of course every internet "board" has different rules, and most do not consider related questions to be a "hijack". In most boards where I have participated (some since 1995), a "hijack" is a post that changes t...
I'm tacking on a related question here, in part because it's similar and in part so I understand the replies given. I'm on my first spouse visa (so 30 months etc). It's due to expire November 2016. I have two issues between now and then: (1) likelihood of applying for job change and needing the proo...
Adding this information because someone asked via PM and it seems the PM didn't go anywhere. For my TOC application they were unclear which documents were required, they only give a list of potential docs you can submit. Hence I sent (took with me actually) - if I remember correctly, these: A printe...
Hello i guess my questions below have been asked and answered by some other people in the Forum in the past. Unforturnately i do not seem to find pages of such topic . I would very much appreciate it if someone out there can reply or send me the links to the right topic pages. I was granted an ILR ...
Hello guys, Got a letter from DX courier asking me to request a re-delivery. I called them immediately and was told they tried to deliver my parcel and was told I don't live at the address, which is not the case. I was also told that the only solution to this is to get UKBA to authorise them to red...
Home Office seems to be asserting the following: 1. ILR vignette in expired passport + current passport = valid to live in the UK + valid to travel to/from UK. 2. ILR vignette in expired passport + current passport = not valid to demonstrate "legal right to work" in the UK = apply for a B...
... I only found out I needed a biometric card when I showed my passport to a new employer as part of their routine "new employee" checks. The employer contacted the HO helpline after completing an online form for employees who do not have a UK passport. It was only then that the employer...
Thanks for the reply ukgirl and it's good to know I'm not alone. Out of curiosity, how did you find out you needed a BRP? My new employer insists I should have known simply because I had two passports (which seems odd). On the other hand the Home Office helpline and service centre both agreed I had ...
Adding in (since I can't edit my post!): I was told that I could not work until I have received my BRP though my situation is different as I was made redundant in July from my previous sponsor. Needless to say I am very antsy to receive my BRP already!! I think if you are with the same employer, yo...
Update to thread, also to include timings of application & receipt of BRP: Date notified that BRP needed (via Transfer of Conditions or TOC): 3 September 2015 Date of appointment booked and payment made (£583 incl £400 for premium appt): 3 Sept 2015 Date of appointment made (Sheffield, none avai...
You couldnt have been clearer chickpea. Apologies if you had to go extra mile to make me understand. But now I do (Steep learning curve) So I guess the conclusion is that you will have to now apply for BRP... I can only hope it gets sorted for you :) Thanks vparikh! I will say that my employer is i...
Look at this link, which might suggest something differently (especially the bold writing): https://www.gov.uk/transfer-visa Believe it or not my new employer sent me this link! Basically the information is correct but not full... if you need to prove your right to work then the rules are different...
Hi vparikh! Hopefully I'll be clear here and answer your queries. Bear in mind of course I'm not sponsored by an employer so things work slightly differently for me as a spouse visa holder. 1. I don't have a BRP because I've never been required to have one. Changing jobs changes the requirement beca...
Updating my own thread though still looking for answers to the list in first post (not urgent, but very curious). Today I spoke with the Home Office UKVI section on their 0300 number, and they were very very helpful. I chose the option for employment/proof of right to work issues. It turns out that ...
In regards to the BRP, did your new employer take the photocopy of the 'vignette' (visa sticker) in your passport? The new employer might not be aware that the BRP is just a replacement of that vignette. I am sure you might have seen this: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/application-to-t...
Thanks for your reply above. I did actually start a new topic, but no replies yet. I also have to do a TOC (Transfer of Conditions) between passports but according to the employer I am just leaving (Oxford) I do not need the BRP to be legal to work even though my new employer thinks so. I came in be...
You will need to wait like every one else. It will be delivered probably in the next week or so. Your visa was only approved a week ago. There is a system available for your new employers to check your right to work and as a Tier 2 sponsor, they should be aware of this. Reading these posts with int...
Just to clarify two things: * It's my first post because we forgot our login details from 19 months ago! * I thought it worth posting the text of the info in the sticky post on top of the forum. I think it needs clarification, because I was never issued with a sticker or told to do anything about ob...
I've not seen much discussion about this topic on the family members board here, so I'm going to post my experience in hopes others will see it and find it helpful, but also I'm asking a question or two about it. My original spouse visa was granted in February 2014. ( At the time this board/communit...
